The Leadville Trail 100, known as one of the most grueling mountain bike races in the world, is getting the big screen treatment in the new documentary, “Race Across the Sky.” Imagine mountain biking for 100 miles and climbing to an elevation of 14,000 feet in Colorado’s mountains, and you can form an idea of…
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Ski Salt Lake Shootout 2010 winners announced
Salt Lake City is home to some of the best skiing on the planet. As a result, Utah is also home to some of the best ski photographers in the industry. So it’s obvious for Ski Salt Lake to combine the two into a crazy, photography shootout over the course of seven days. As much…
2010 Wasatch PowderKeg backcountry ski race
The Wasatch PowderKeg is the premiere backcountry ski race in Utah. But a lot of changes have been made for the 2010 event. New this year, the race starts and finishes at Brighton (instead of Alta as in previous years.) Also, a new splitboard division has been added to the competition lineup. The race division, the course this season is 8.9 miles with…
Indoor Chick at Outdoor Retailer, Part 4: Chaos Headware, Gramicci and Cushe Footwear
After reviewing my notes from Winter OR, I realized I left out some products and fun facts I wanted to share about Chaos Headware, Gramicci, and Cushe Foowear. Chaos Headwear: While most retailers and consumers are scaling back, Chaos Headware said its sales were up nearly 50% over last year. Not only does Chaos specialize…
Indoor Chick at Outdoor Retailer, Part 3: Camelbak and The North Face
If I may speak for the average consumer, there are some companies that are a staple in life. For me two of those companies are The North Face and Camelbak. When I stepped into their booths at Winter OR, I think I heard angels sing, or maybe it was just my brain on overload. Camelbak:…
The Dude abides at The Big LePowSki 2010
The Big LePowSki, despite the creative reference to the cult-classic movie, “The Big Lebowski,” can’t be any further from what “The Dude” would probably consider a good time. Something tells me the Jeff Bridges character would rather go bowling with a White Russian in hand than go skiing, although the bath robe may be an awesome-looking outer layer for skiing…
Travelocity Gnome comes to Utah… and there was much rejoicing
Have You Seen This Gnome? Maybe you haven’t heard yet – but it was the closest outcome since the over-under poll for toilet paper! Right now Travelocity’s famous roaming gnome is experiencing several of Utah’s cultural hot spots including Deer Valley near downtown Park City. Facebook voting for the little guy’s winter trip ended Wednesday…
Indoor Chick at Outdoor Retailer, Part 2: Whistles for Life, Cycle Dog, and World Minded
Amongst the overwhelming rows and rows of well known brands at the 2010 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show, there actually were a few new exhibitors. I was able to catch up with three new attendees: Whistles for Life, Cycle Dog, and World Minded. Whistles for Life: The man behind Whistles for Life, Robert Cameron, began with…
Snowbird offers free backcountry awareness clinics
Considerable avalanche danger in the Wasatch, along with three fatalities just this week, means it’s time to step back and rethink how to travel safely in the backcountry. One way of doing this is to attend one of Snowbird’s free backcountry awareness clinics. Whether you’re a newbie or a backcountry veteran, it’s always a good…
Indoor Chick at Outdoor Retailer, Part 1: Ellington, Ibex, and Five Ten
Walking towards the Salt Palace for 2010 Winter Outdoor Retailer, I was filled with the anticipation of a kid going to the candy shop. There were tons of products waiting for me, unfortunately I wouldn’t be able to get to all of them. Ellington: First stop, Ellington. They make classy handbags for women that are…